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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Oct 09, 2015 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8405
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-A8405 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A8405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8405 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to establishing a state diabetes coordinator within the department of health THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by adding a new title 7 to read as follows: TITLE VII STATE DIABETES COORDINATOR SECTION 267. STATE DIABETES COORDINATOR. 267-A. DUTIES. 267-B. REPORTS. S 267. STATE DIABETES COORDINATOR. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT A STATE DIABETES COORDINATOR. THE STATE DIABETES COORDI- NATOR SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNOR, OR DESIGNEE OF THE GOVERNOR. THE STATE DIABETES COORDINATOR SHALL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE COMMISSIONER IN CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE. S 267-A. DUTIES. THE STATE DIABETES COORDINATOR SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW- ING DUTIES: 1. TO SERVE AS THE PRINCIPAL ADVISOR TO THE COMMISSIONER ON METHODS, PROCEDURES AND OTHER ACTIONS AVAILABLE TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PERSONS WITH DIABETES AND TO REDUCE THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREAT- MENT OF DIABETES PAID BY PERSONS WITH DIABETES AND BY THE STATE; 2. TO DEVELOP A RELIABLE MEASUREMENT FOR THE INCIDENCE OF PERSONS WITH DIABETES WITHIN THE STATE; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04189-02-5 A. 8405 2
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